City observes annual Arbor Day celebration Friday; public welcome

The City of Fond du Lac will observe its annual Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 26, at the Lakeside Park Pavilion starting at 1 p.m.

Festival Foods will be donating the Arbor Day tree. It will be planted by a third grade class from Chegwin Elementary School in Lakeside Park. Free tree care information will be available to the public. Information about how the street trees benefit the city of Fond du Lac will be available.

A sample of the emerald ash borer will be on display. The public is welcome to attend and bring their questions about tree care to the celebration.

The City of Fond du Lac will be receiving its 25th Tree City USA award from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will be pre-senting award.

The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.

Fond du Lac has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive forestry program and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation.

Communities that receive Tree City USA recognition not only have taken the time to meet these four standards, they recognize that:

? Trees do promote healthier communities. Leaves filter the air we breathe by removing dust and other particles.

"A community, its elected officials and its citizens that provide needed care for its trees deserves recognition and thanks," said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure in our cities and towns, and they also provide environmental and economical benefits. Cities that are recognized with a Tree City USA designation go to great lengths to plant and care for the community forest."

More information a-bout Tree City USA can be found at www.arbor.org/TreeCityUSA

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City observes annual Arbor Day celebration Friday; public welcome

The City of Fond du Lac will observe its annual Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 26, at the Lakeside Park Pavilion starting at 1 p.m.

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